Support a Thoughtful Christmas

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been barraged with ads from the Big Box Stores encouraging me to buy lots of stuff I don’t need and don’t want for the holiday season. Shopping is just not my thing, and when I do shop, I prefer sturdy, well-made items that last over mass produced junk that’s made to break and be replaced. This gave me an idea – why not create a spot where small business owners, crafters and those who write about making your own gifts could link up and share their ideas and goods? So here we are with the “Support a Thoughtful Christmas” link up.

If you have a small business, or an Etsy shop, or a blog post where you share gift making instructions, please link up your site below.

I’d like to give a shout out to some of my favorite small scale authors who have been featured on the blog in the past:

Join “Support a Thoughtful Christmas”

To join in, simply add your link below, then leave a comment describing your link/site/post. If you have a retail store that people can visit during the holidays, please include your location to make it easier for folks to find you. Then add the button below to your linked site or post with a link back to this list (or add a text link).

I’d love to know if anyone out there has shops in or near St Louis. We’re just outside of STL to the southwest, not too far from Six Flags but I’d drive into town to shop at one of the bloggers’ places if anyone is around here!

We like to have a thoughtful Christmas as well. We have a lot of fun making handmade gifts and try to avoid visiting stores much at all at this time of year. I linked up the series I have had for several years- “A Handmade Christmas”.

Thank you so much for doing this! I am a Reiki Master and psychic medium. I offer energy sessions and I make Aura Sprays, which are for sale in my Etsy Shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/divinelotushealing). I posted my website link above in the linky (http://www.divinelotushealing.com) because it has comprehensive information about my work as well as a link to my Etsy shop to buy products. I’m based in Cambridge, MA, USA and ship world wide. Blessings to all and have a wonderful holiday shopping season! Namaste, Laura

Hi Laurie,
What a great idea!
My daughter and I have been sitting down writing down what kind of ingredients we need for making our natural homemade gifts this year..So we will be making soap, lotion bars, perfume and lots more the next few weeks..
I’m linking up an older post but we still use these recipes..Have a great Thanksgiving!

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